Statistics
On average, the life expectancy of a smoker is __ years less than a nonsmoker
10
The tobacco industry makes the most money - $250 million each year - selling cigarettes to this age group which has the lowest income?
Minors
The number one preventable cause of death in Canada.
tobacco use/smoking
Smoking causes this condition of the skin to happen more rapidly.
wrinkles
This substance found in tobacco has been found to be as addictive as heroin and cocaine.
nicotine
Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, __ of which are known to cause cancer.
70
A pack a day habit costs this amount of money in one year.
$1000
In the US, the tobacco industry must recruit 5,000 new smokers each day to replace those who do this.
die
Smoking a pack a day causes a hormonal imbalance in women which can result in this unwanted facial feature.
facial hair
5% of teen smokers think they will still be smoking in 5 years time. What actual % of teens are still smoking 7 years later?
75%
Nearly 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18 and almost all start smoking by age __.
26
If you smoke this number of packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years you would have spent enough to buy a custom Porsche
Two
The number of people in Canada that die each year from tobacco related causes.
(more than) 45,000
Chewing tobacco, known to cause mouth cancer, can result in the surgical removal of what part of the body?
lips, tongue and gums
90% of smokers start smoking before this age...
19
Every day, more than __ children and teens under 18 years old smoke their first cigarette.
3,200
These are the two forms of smokeless tobacco.
Snuff and chew
What level of second hand smoke is safe?
none
The condition when your gums are pulling away from your teeth as a result of using spit tobacco.
gum disease
After having to breathe second hand smoke, non smokers can end up with this poisonous gas in their system for hours.
carbon monoxide
There are __ young adults who turn into daily smokers each day.
2,100
This Canadian tobacco company was founded by a P.E.Island man over 100 years ago. He became one of the richest men in Canada.
Export A
This type of newer tobacco product was obviously aimed at youth as it resembled candy.
flavored tobacco
If a woman smokes during her pregnancy, what risk does she run for her baby?
low birth weight or premature
The National Non Smoking Week slogan for 2010 is "Quitting is Contagious ... ________________" What is the second line of the slogan?
"Pass it on."